Tracing its history back over 20 years, City and County Graphics Ltd is an established, experienced signage and corporate branding company supplying professional, cost effective solutions for all forms of signs and graphics. Now the Oxfordshire based company has built on

this success by launching an additional venture, Coast Graphics Ltd, the result of taking over an existing marine graphics and sports events company with offices in Hamble and Gosport, Hampshire. This exciting new venture brings unrivalled levels

of technology, creativity and resources to the marine branding industry from a background in the motor sports, event and corporate graphics field. From ocean racing yachts to British Touring Car teams and British Superbikes, Coast Graphics Ltd is now at the forefront of supplying and fitting large format vinyl graphics, vehicle and hull wraps, sails, banners and flags. The recent rapid expansion of City and

County Graphics’ Oxfordshire head office and main manufacturing plant also means a new and re-branded website has been created to reflect the strength of the group. Using innovative new materials and with continued

City and County Graphics&#39; new venture is based in Hampshire - a perfect location to serve the marine industry

investment in the latest technology and printing equipment, both City and County Graphics and Coast Graphics are able to offer even higher standards of quality whilst keeping costs competitive.

Avery Dennison’s long association with The Netherlands has been charmingly recognised with the naming of a new tulip. During a recent visit to the Corporation’s facility in Hazerswoude, Avery Dennison Chairman, President, and CEO, Dean A Scarborough, received the gift of a newly-bred tulip, which he named ‘Avery Dennison’, from the Hazerswoude plant leadership team. An official registration certificate signed by the plant’s breeder confirms its name, under which it will now be available commercially. Mr Scarborough was delighted with the gift –

a red tulip that echoes the colour of the Corporation’s logo – and, he took the appropriate step of baptising it with water. “This is a wonderful way to celebrate the

Dean Scarborough baptises the red tulip which reflects the colour of the Corporation’s logo.

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Corporation’s close relationship with The Netherlands. We opened our first factory in Leiden as long ago as 1955, invested heavily in its expansion and made Lei- den our International Headquarters in 1962, and then, in 1968, added a second Dutch plant, here, in Hazer- swoude. Both Leiden and Hazerswoude remain the lynchpins of our European operations, and I am really proud that our company name will now be formally as- sociated with a beautiful, bright red tulip as well as with self-adhesive materials.“ For further information visit the website